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t arid’plough's large ambuntsof his for- ' “ d eye or immaculate detail «me to .» 4 tune into charity work, including two ’ ^ e fore, leading to the patent of his first


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^taking aid to the world's problem areas. ■ Despiteall-that and more,'his feet are; still firmlyplanted on hisRibble “Valley home ground:


' v. Life is full and much of his success he ; attributes to his Clitheroe workforce, :.


./• Born in Langho in 1942, his father! worked as a state registered nurse at/ nearby Brockh'all: The young entrepre­ neur's educational years were certainly ! nothing to shout about.;He left school at


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• ■ Today, his employee base comprises


;i 800 in the United Kingdom and 400 in ’ ! North America.-Among those 1,200 are , two men who set out-with him in.l983,r' Terry Ward and'Mick Sharp, and his • first female employee, Niki Parker.


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115 and joined Dynamo Electrical Ser-- vices as an apprentice electrical engi­ neer. His first wage was around £5, but: at the age of 21 he was made redundant


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- quite something in those days..-.-.. He stayed for three years before decid-;


ing to embark on his first business ven-; ' ture. The venue was a workshop on Esh- ton Terrace near the railway crossing and, within a short time a shop was acquired on Moor Lane from which he sold electrical appliances. Several other


/ ventures followed, including home freez- f°rce that shares bought at £1 each were ! ere; transport, cm-hire, construction and effectively worth £86. I t was a major leisure. In 1983, disillusioned with the ! celebration as many employees realised commercial world, he sold his half share that they had personal stakes in their in a Nelson-based company and turned company of between £10,000 and to uPVC windows. I t was a sound deci- £40,000. In a matter of weeks, the aver­ sion which was to change not only the age shareholding of £20,000 soared as Lancaster family's life for ever, but also the city analysts forecasted the first


soia , several o n musicians, he was able to Ml the^work- * 1


'many other lives within the Ribble Val- financial results after the flotation. The ley and, ultimately, as his fortune £1 shares leapt to £120 in value and


• expanded, the lives of many less fortu- the good news was that most employees nate throughout the world. •


’ had opted to hold on to most of their ' : ;The launch of Ultraframe came at a • holding. Today, he still smiles as he


‘ time when his personal life had under­ gone a radical change. He had become a : Christian, a decision that led him to


totally rethink his reason for. being. V The Lancasters were then living in a


caravan on the site of the barn they were renovating off Edisford Road. The cara-


■ van was to be home for more than five years as Mr Lancaster lay the founda­ tions for a company which began in an industrial unit on the old Albion Mill site; Waterloo Road, and quickly pro-


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1 tured in the town and offered at a dis- - travellmg.-''We.will spend quite, a lot of, \ count.’ "Initially, people'did 'not buy -time in Switzerland, but I am not a reg- 1 'from us'because they thought they were istered:UK tax exile. I am still proud to


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be a UK resident," he emphasises. With a son, daughter and two grandchildren living locally, family life is very much at the forefront of both Mr Lancaster and his wife, Rosemary's lives.


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THE Home Office is being taken for a ride by asylum, seekers, claims Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans. . Mr Evans entered the present row on the number of


asylum seekers entering Britain, condemning the.Gov- ernment’s handling of the asylum seeker system. . :


Speaking in the Ribble Valley on Tuesday, Mr Evans


said: “I am shocked by the comments of Home Office Minister Beverley Hughes MP, that the asylum seeker situation is ‘not satisfactory V “A loophole allows many thousands of asylum seekers


‘exceptional leave to remain’ in the UK. The Home Office has today described the policy as ‘abused’. “This is a clear failure. It is a ridiculous situation when a department admits its own policies are unworkable and


being abused left, right and centre. “In 1997, 3,115 people were granted exceptional leave


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rose to 20,000 in 2001. “I t has been revealed that there has been an 11% rise


in the number of people claiming asylum between July and September compared to the previous quarter. The number of applicants is mushrooming and the Home Office is being taken for a ride. The Government has shown itself to be completely useless in managing the influx of migrants to this country,” he said. ‘‘The Government must take urgent action to stem


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LAST Wednesday, mem: taining evening of-golf here of Clitheroe: Young Farmers’ Club met at. the golf driving range at


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and discussed next week’s meeting which will be .the club’s Christmas meal at the Copy Nook Hotel,. :Bolton-by-Bowland. - ■ •


MORE tha‘n 400 congregation, ■: Soloists Rodney Hailwood, , much of their time, hard work choir and orchestra members . Miles Leadbeater, Jay-Jay. Rain- ; and skills, crowded into Trinity Methodist ford', Frances Prince,-; Adam The chairman of the North Church, Clitheroe, on Sunday • Green and Maria Masterman Lancashire District of -the evening. ■ ’


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place. Retaining his majority shareholding,


Mr Lancaster is now to take a non-exec­ utive role. "I am not working in the com­ pany on a day-to-day basis, just attend­ ing board and special meetings and I don't expect news of my retirement to have any impact on the stock market," he said this week. ■,


His charity work -will continue apace. He enjoys being busy and in his new


• ...................... leisure time,, hopes .to indulge m more In 1997, following the company flotation, a


massive £10m. was injected into a Christian charitable trust by the Lancasters. The money furthered work already under way in schools throughout the UK and helping to alleviate child slave labour in Third World countries. When they are in Clitheroe, the couple attend


St James's Church, enjoy a round of golf and Mr Lancaster is regularly seen on his mountain hike around the Valley's country lanes. Supporting an aids hospice in Johannesburg,


them. The Grand Cinema project in Clitheroe is particularly high on his list of priorities. Recently listed as number nine in the coun­


try's top 30 givers to charity, he is certainly more than happy with his lot. On Tuesday, he added: "A sincere thank you


to past and present employees, suppliers, cus­ tomers and local shareholders, many for their, beliefs in me personally and the support given


to Ultraframe." This year the Lancasters celebrated 37 years


South Africa, is high on the Lancaster Founda­ tion's agenda. The couple visited the Sparrow Ministries' project quite recently and during their frequent stays, roll up sleeves and help out with the care of those in the world's first pur­ pose-built aids village for children. -Young peo- ; pie are an important aspect, of/the Lancaster;> family's life and; in his retir«n’


er is looking forward to more involvement .with ■ eh|;Mr LancasM


of marriage; One of the many cards received paid tribute to "an inspirational couple whose strength is their togetherness." Many people throughout the Ribble Valley have certainly benefited from the inspirational qualities of John and Rosemary .Lancaster. _


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